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SOIL 501 - Introduction to Soil Sciences
Credits:
4.00
An overview of physical, chemical, and biological properties
of soil. Sub-disciplines of soil chemistry, soil physics,
soil microbiology, soil genesis, and classification. Prereq:
CHEM 403 or equivalent. Special fee. Lab.
SOIL 601 - Field Description of Soils
Credits:
3.00
Description of soils in the field. Application of soils
properties to forestry, plant science, and community
planning. Strong orientation to fieldwork. Prereq: SOIL 501
or permission. Permission required for water reources,
soils, or forestry majors. Special fee. Lab.
SOIL 607 - Soil and Land Evaluation
Credits:
2.00
Field and lecture course emphazing application of USDA
Soil Taxonomy and Soil/Land-use interpretations to soils,
landscapes, parent materials. Students gain on-site practice
in preparing detailed soil descriptions, classifications,
and interpretations, and participate in collegiate soil
judging meets. Prereq: SOIL 501. Special fee. Lab.
SOIL 609 - Soils and Community Planning
Credits:
2.00
Using a town plan and soils map, students develop reports
for multiple urban and rural land use -- housing, sewage,
recreation, transportation, run-off, etc. USDA soil
classification system; Soil Conservation Service rating
criteria; New Hampshire soils. Guest lecturers.
SOIL 611 - Soils and Environmental Quality
Credits:
4.00
An in-depth look at soil as an environmental component. The
role of soil in global nutrient cycling. Soil control of
pollutant levels in air and water. Effect of pollutants on
soil processes and the effect of soil processes on
pollutants. Prereq: SOIL 501 or equivalent. Special fee.
SOIL 702 - Chemistry of Soils
Credits:
3.00
Chemical composition of soil, colloidal phenomena, exchange
and fixation of elements, cation and anion exchange
capacity, inorganic and organic reactions in soil and their
effect on soil properties. Prereq: one year college chem. or
permission.
SOIL 703 - Chemical Analysis of Soil
Credits:
1.00
Methods of soil chemical analysis. Prereq; SOIL majors and
and permission. Not available for graduate credit. Special
fee. Lab.
Co-requisites:
SOIL 702
SOIL 704 - Soil Genesis and Classification
Credits:
4.00
Processes involved in formation of soils, soil properties as
reflectors of genetic processes. Classification systems of
soils related to soil genesis and soil landscapes. Lab
sessions illustrate concepts by examining soils in the
field. Prereq: SOIL 501 or equivalent. Special fee. Lab.
SOIL 705 - Forest Soils
Credits:
4.00
An introduction to basic and applied forest soils research,
with emphasis on pedogenic and ecological development,
carbon and nutrient cycling, and impacts of forest
management and recent changes in atmospheric chemistry.
Short papers based on assigned readings and an independent
research project are required. Prereq: SOIL 501, FOR 527, or
permission. Writing Intensive.
SOIL 706 - Soil Microbiology
Credits:
4.00
Soil as a medium for microbial growth; the relationships and
significance of microbes to mineral transformations, plant
development, and environmental quality, as governed by
environmental issues. Prereq: BIOL 412 or PBIO 412, CHEM 545
or PBIO 501 or equivalent; or permission. Lab. Special fee.
SOIL #708 - Soil Physics
Credits:
3.00
Physical properties of soils and how they relate to the
movement of water, solutes, and contaminants in saturated
and unsaturated soils. Methods of measuring and
characterizing soil physical properties. Applications to
environmental problems, including land-based disposal
systems, harzardous waste site investigation and
remediation, and soil-water management. Prereq: basic
courses in mathematics, chemistry, and physics or
permission. (Not offered every year.)